Cartagena, Spain
Cartagena | |
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     Cartagena | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Muy noble, muy leal y siempre heroica ciudad de Cartagena | |
 Location in Murcia | |
  Cartagena Location in Murcia | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′N 0°59′W / 37.600°N 0.983°WCoordinates: 37°36′N 0°59′W / 37.600°N 0.983°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Murcia |
| Province | Province of Murcia |
| Comarca | Campo de Cartagena |
| Judicial district | Cartagena |
| Founded | 227 BC |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ana Belén Castejón Hernández (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 558.08 km2 (215.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 213,943 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cartageneros |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 302xx and 303xx |
| Dialing code | (+34) 968 |
| Website | www |
Cartagena (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾtaˈxena]) is a Spanish city and a major naval station located in the Region of Murcia, by the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Iberia. As of January 2018, it has a population of 213,943 inhabitants,[2] being the region's second-largest municipality and the country's sixth-largest non-provincial-capital city. The metropolitan area of Cartagena, known as Campo de Cartagena, has a population of 409,586 inhabitants.
Cartagena has been inhabited for over two millennia, being founded around 227 BC[3] by the Carthaginian Hasdrubal the Fair[4] as Qart Hadasht (Phoenician: